Whitfoot was elected Mayor at the [[Free Fair]] late in the [[Third Age]], at least as late as {{TA|3013}}.<ref group=note>The date is not given by [[Tolkien]], but since the Free Fair is septennial, Will must have been Mayor since the last Free Fair before {{TA|3020}} (3020-7={{TA|3013|n}}). We are not told if this was his first term, and it's possible that he could already had been elected since {{TA|3006}} or even earlier. See {{HM|Guide}}, p. 428, entry "Will Whitfoot".</ref>

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Whitfoot was elected Mayor at the [[Free Fair]] late in the [[Third Age]], at least as late as {{TA|3013}}.<ref group=note>The date is not given by [[Tolkien]], but is suggested as possible by [[Robert Foster]]. Since the Free Fair is septennial, Will must have been Mayor since the last Fair before {{TA|3020}} (3020-7={{TA|3013|n}}). However, as we are not told that was his first term, it's possible that he might already been serving since {{TA|3006}} or even earlier. See {{HM|Guide}}, p. 428, entry "Will Whitfoot".</ref>

He was renowned as being the fattest hobbit in the [[Westfarthing]], and was affectionately referred to as "Flourdumpling" after he emerged from the collapse of the [[Town Hole]] covered in chalk.<ref>{{FR|I9}}</ref>

He was renowned as being the fattest hobbit in the [[Westfarthing]], and was affectionately referred to as "Flourdumpling" after he emerged from the collapse of the [[Town Hole]] covered in chalk.<ref>{{FR|I9}}</ref>